Kalamazoo Gazette Extra Archive: Kalamazoo County Governmenttag:blog.mlive.com,2014:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra/16372008-06-18T13:12:42ZSpecial reports by the Kalamazoo Gazette.Movable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceKalamazoo County resident polltag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.10944492008-06-18T13:12:42Z2008-06-18T13:17:55ZCounty jail survey A marketing firm hired by Kalamazoo County surveyed 615 county residents this spring to gauge support for building a new jail or expanding the existing one. Here's what the survey found: • 63 percent said they would...Kalamazoo Gazette staffhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kzgazette/index.html
County jail survey A marketing firm hired by Kalamazoo County surveyed 615 county residents this spring to gauge support for building a new jail or expanding the existing one. Here's what the survey found: • 63 percent said they would...
Kalamazoo County resident polltag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.10944402008-06-18T13:12:42Z2008-06-18T13:13:42ZCounty jail survey A marketing firm hired by Kalamazoo County surveyed 615 county residents this spring to gauge support for building a new jail or expanding the existing one. Here's what the survey found: • 63 percent said they would...Kalamazoo Gazette staffhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kzgazette/index.html
County jail survey A marketing firm hired by Kalamazoo County surveyed 615 county residents this spring to gauge support for building a new jail or expanding the existing one. Here's what the survey found: • 63 percent said they would...
Kalamazoo County officials weigh pay, benefits of convicted Drain Commissioner Bill Frenchtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.8422432008-03-31T21:06:07Z2008-03-31T21:09:23ZNote: This story was originally published on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo County administrators are pondering how long Drain Commissioner Bill French should continue collecting his salary and benefits after Attorney General Mike Cox last week issued a...Sarita M Chourey | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazettehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/schoure/index.html
Note: This story was originally published on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo County administrators are pondering how long Drain Commissioner Bill French should continue collecting his salary and benefits after Attorney General Mike Cox last week issued a...
Applications due April 10 for Kalamazoo County drain commissioner to replace Bill Frenchtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.8422262008-03-31T21:01:27Z2008-03-31T21:04:24ZNote: This story was originally published on Saturday, March 29. KALAMAZOO -- Wanted: A new drain commissioner for Kalamazoo County. Applicants must be 18 years old, registered to vote in Kalamazoo County and have knowledge about creeks and streams. Resumes...Sarita M Chourey | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazettehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/schoure/index.html
Note: This story was originally published on Saturday, March 29. KALAMAZOO -- Wanted: A new drain commissioner for Kalamazoo County. Applicants must be 18 years old, registered to vote in Kalamazoo County and have knowledge about creeks and streams. Resumes...
Documents detail firing of Head Start administratortag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.7753802008-03-04T20:57:31Z2008-03-05T16:15:35ZKALAMAZOO -- A Kalamazoo County supervisor who was fired last year in the fallout of a critical federal audit of the Head Start program repeatedly raised concerns that her staff was overworked, newly released documents show. But the documents also...Mickey Ciokajlo | mciokajl@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/mciokajl/index.html
KALAMAZOO -- A Kalamazoo County supervisor who was fired last year in the fallout of a critical federal audit of the Head Start program repeatedly raised concerns that her staff was overworked, newly released documents show. But the documents also...
Politics, friendship key in pursuit of official's futuretag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.7236062008-02-21T16:38:43Z2008-02-21T17:30:10ZRead more Here are some recent Gazette stories related to Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner Bill French: County mulls future of drain commissioner's office -- Feb. 3, 2008 Drain commissioner's future in doubt -- Feb. 1, 2008 Drain office asks for...Sarita M Chourey | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazettehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/schoure/index.html
Read more Here are some recent Gazette stories related to Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner Bill French: County mulls future of drain commissioner's office -- Feb. 3, 2008 Drain commissioner's future in doubt -- Feb. 1, 2008 Drain office asks for...
County mulls future of drain commissioner's office: Read past Gazette stories heretag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.6720502008-02-01T20:21:10Z2008-02-04T14:46:03ZRead more Here are some recent Gazette stories related to Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner Bill French: Drain commissioner's future in doubt -- Feb. 1, 2008 Drain office asks for more money -- Jan. 16, 2008 Drain official remains in nursing...Sarita M Chourey | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazettehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/schoure/index.html
Read more Here are some recent Gazette stories related to Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner Bill French: Drain commissioner's future in doubt -- Feb. 1, 2008 Drain office asks for more money -- Jan. 16, 2008 Drain official remains in nursing...
Drain office asks for more moneytag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.6720072008-01-16T21:24:34Z2008-02-01T21:26:51Z KALAMAZOO - Kalamazoo County's interim drain commissioner warned the county board Tuesday that if more money is not allocated to his office, the county should expect a "a significant train wreck on some issue." "The board really needs to...Sarita M Chourey | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazettehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/schoure/index.html
KALAMAZOO - Kalamazoo County's interim drain commissioner warned the county board Tuesday that if more money is not allocated to his office, the county should expect a "a significant train wreck on some issue." "The board really needs to...
Drain official remains in nursing hometag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.6719942007-12-13T21:19:34Z2008-02-01T21:21:19Z BATTLE CREEK - Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner William French is undergoing extensive rehabilitation in a nursing home five months after he suffered a stroke. French, 57, can speak, uses a wheelchair and has limited use of the left side...Anne Holcomb | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazettehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/aholcomb/index.html
BATTLE CREEK - Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner William French is undergoing extensive rehabilitation in a nursing home five months after he suffered a stroke. French, 57, can speak, uses a wheelchair and has limited use of the left side...
French won't resign, vows to appealtag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.6719762007-06-06T20:16:31Z2008-02-01T21:17:45ZBoard chair to petition governor to oust him, but delays likely Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner William French has rejected a call by the county board's chairman to resign in the wake of French's recent extortion conviction, promising to appeal that...Anne Holcomb | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazettehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/aholcomb/index.html
Board chair to petition governor to oust him, but delays likely Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner William French has rejected a call by the county board's chairman to resign in the wake of French's recent extortion conviction, promising to appeal that...
Drain chief found guilty of extortiontag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.6719462007-05-18T20:07:59Z2008-02-01T21:13:25Z Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner William French was convicted today of misdemeanor extortion for pressuring a developer to donate $1,000 to a drain fund to resolve problems on a project. French, 57, of Augusta, was ordered by Van Buren County...Anne Holcomb | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazettehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/aholcomb/index.html
Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner William French was convicted today of misdemeanor extortion for pressuring a developer to donate $1,000 to a drain fund to resolve problems on a project. French, 57, of Augusta, was ordered by Van Buren County...
Drain-office spending questionedtag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.6719252007-05-13T20:02:46Z2008-02-01T21:07:42Z French spent thousands on no-bid, no-contract work Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner Bill French has given hundreds of thousands of dollars of no-bid work to an engineering firm with ties to his former employer, according to county records. French also...Sarita M Chourey | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazettehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/schoure/index.html
French spent thousands on no-bid, no-contract work Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner Bill French has given hundreds of thousands of dollars of no-bid work to an engineering firm with ties to his former employer, according to county records. French also...
Dam delays, accusations put drain commissioner in spotlighttag:blog.mlive.com,2006:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.6719092006-12-29T20:58:55Z2008-02-01T21:01:36Z Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner William French considers the Austin Lake Dam project one of his office's success stories, despite construction delays and public criticism. "While it's taken longer than anybody wanted it to, it was done correctly, and we...Anne Holcomb | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazettehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/aholcomb/index.html
Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner William French considers the Austin Lake Dam project one of his office's success stories, despite construction delays and public criticism. "While it's taken longer than anybody wanted it to, it was done correctly, and we...
County official faces extortion chargetag:blog.mlive.com,2006:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.6718872006-09-14T19:53:20Z2008-02-01T20:55:17ZKalamazoo County Drain Commissioner William French surrendered to police this morning to face a charge of extortion for allegedly suggesting to a developer that he contribute $1,000 to a drain fund to resolve a permit problem. French, who already faces...Lynn Turner | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazettehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/lturner/index.html
Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner William French surrendered to police this morning to face a charge of extortion for allegedly suggesting to a developer that he contribute $1,000 to a drain fund to resolve a permit problem. French, who already faces...
Benefits program performing fine, actuary reportstag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.1600602007-05-17T17:18:50Z2007-05-18T17:22:56Z cricks@kalamazoogazette.com 388-8557 Kalamazoo County's pension fund experienced $869,199 in losses in 2006 because of the use of single-sum payments, according to the county's actuary. But those losses were far outdistanced by $7.68 million in gains from investments in the...Anne Holcomb | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazettehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/aholcomb/index.html
cricks@kalamazoogazette.com 388-8557 Kalamazoo County's pension fund experienced $869,199 in losses in 2006 because of the use of single-sum payments, according to the county's actuary. But those losses were far outdistanced by $7.68 million in gains from investments in the...
Reader Viewpoint: Continue probing county's pension problemstag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.1471312007-05-13T10:00:00Z2007-05-13T10:11:13ZViewpoint Article by Jim Coleman Being a Kalamazoo County taxpayer, I would like to commend Kalamazoo Gazette Editor Rebecca Pierce on her summarization of the county pension fiasco in her April 15 column. It highlights the salient points uncovered to...Kalamazoo Gazette staffhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kzgazette/index.html
Viewpoint Article by Jim Coleman Being a Kalamazoo County taxpayer, I would like to commend Kalamazoo Gazette Editor Rebecca Pierce on her summarization of the county pension fiasco in her April 15 column. It highlights the salient points uncovered to...
Editor's Column: County contretemps continuestag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.1471402007-05-13T10:00:00Z2007-05-13T10:11:11ZWe took a shellacking on these pages last Sunday. By "we" I mean the Kalamazoo Gazette; by shellacking I mean we were battered by words written by a reader and published on our Opinion pages as well as on our...Anne Holcomb | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazettehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/aholcomb/index.html
We took a shellacking on these pages last Sunday. By "we" I mean the Kalamazoo Gazette; by shellacking I mean we were battered by words written by a reader and published on our Opinion pages as well as on our...
Reader Viewpoint: Call county's pension situation what it really is -- a change in benefitstag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.1471292007-05-10T21:38:52Z2007-05-11T21:51:28ZViewpoint article by Larry Pio Originally published on May 10, 2007 We have watched while our recently retired county employees have been compared to thieves, and their pension payouts displayed in the Kalamazoo Gazette for all to see. All of...Kalamazoo Gazette staffhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kzgazette/index.html
Viewpoint article by Larry Pio Originally published on May 10, 2007 We have watched while our recently retired county employees have been compared to thieves, and their pension payouts displayed in the Kalamazoo Gazette for all to see. All of...
Group wants probe of pension payoutstag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.1388172007-05-06T10:00:42Z2007-05-06T10:10:14ZOriginally published on April 10, 2007 The Kalamazoo County Taxpayers Association has called for a state investigation of recent problems with the Kalamazoo County employee-pension system. The taxpayers group on Monday sent letters to Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox and...Kalamazoo Gazette staffhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kzgazette/index.html
Originally published on April 10, 2007 The Kalamazoo County Taxpayers Association has called for a state investigation of recent problems with the Kalamazoo County employee-pension system. The taxpayers group on Monday sent letters to Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox and...
Anger ushers in new pension rulestag:blog.mlive.com,2007:/kalamazoo_gazette_extra//1637.1386622007-05-06T10:00:40Z2007-05-06T10:10:14ZOriginally published April 4, 2007 Kalamazoo County workers who felt they were being forced to retire were angry. Workers who are still employed by the county but feel they've had pension money taken from them were angry. And taxpayers were...Anne Holcomb | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazettehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/aholcomb/index.html
Originally published April 4, 2007 Kalamazoo County workers who felt they were being forced to retire were angry. Workers who are still employed by the county but feel they've had pension money taken from them were angry. And taxpayers were...